Pabst Brewing v. Frederick P. Winner, LTD

Pabst Brewing Company v. Frederick P. Winner, Ltd., No. 8, September Term, 2021. Opinion by Biran, J. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – SUCCESSOR BEER MANUFACTURER – Maryland’s Successor Manufacturers Law defines a “successor beer manufacturer” to include “a person or license holder who replaces a beer manufacturer with the right to sell, distribute, or import a brand of beer.”

Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 5-201(a)(5) (2016). The Court of Appeals held that, in order to qualify as a successor beer manufacturer, a “person or license holder” must replace a beer manufacturer as the license holder with…